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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Wii Party sequel coming to Wii U this summer]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/23/wii-party-sequel-coming-to-wii-u-this-summer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/23/wii-party-sequel-coming-to-wii-u-this-summer/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/23/wii-party-sequel-coming-to-wii-u-this-summer/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<center> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/23/wii-party-sequel-coming-to-wii-u-this-summer/"><img alt="Wii Party sequel coming to Wii U this summer" data-src-height="307" data-src-width="530" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2013/01/wiiparty.jpg" /></a></center>A new installment in Nintendo's Mario Party-minus-Mario series, <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/10/01/wii-party-review/#review">Wii Party</a></em> will be released this summer for Wii U (original Wii version pictured). According to the brief announcement, "various play styles" will be included, like one that lets two players compete against one another using "just the GamePad."<br /><br />The original game did some interesting things with the Wiimote, like having one player hide the controller while another finds it by listening for noises from the speaker. If nothing else, the new game will probably have some clever ideas for the GamePad.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/23/wii-party-sequel-coming-to-wii-u-this-summer/">Wii Party sequel coming to Wii U this summer</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 23 Jan 2013 11:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/23/wii-party-sequel-coming-to-wii-u-this-summer/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20436529/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/23/wii-party-sequel-coming-to-wii-u-this-summer/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>nintendo</category><category>nintendo-direct</category><category>release-date</category><category>summer-2013</category><category>wii-party</category><category>wii-u</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[JC Fletcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 11:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[New European Wii model loses GameCube compatibility]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/17/new-european-wii-model-loses-gamecube-compatibility/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/17/new-european-wii-model-loses-gamecube-compatibility/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/17/new-european-wii-model-loses-gamecube-compatibility/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<center>
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It's officially a trend. One day after Sony introduced a cheaper, less functional <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/16/new-99-psp-model-loses-wifi-debuts-this-fall-in-europe/">PSP</a> for Europe, Nintendo has announced a new "value Wii" for the region, though no price was given. The new Wii, according to <a href="http://www.nintendo.co.uk/NOE/en_GB/news/2011/nintendo_announces_packed_2011_line-up_of_upcoming_games_44323.html">Nintendo UK</a>, is designed to sit horizontally instead of vertically (although the original Wii can technically do both, so we aren't sure what the distinction is). The other major alteration is the loss of GameCube backward compatibility -- both games and accessories.<br />
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This new model (we've dubbed it the "Wii Jr.") will be released sometime before Christmas, in a bundle with a Wii Remote Plus, Nunchuk, <a href="http://joystiq.com/game/wii-party"><em>Wii Party</em></a> and <a href="http://joystiq.com/game/wii-sports"><em>Wii Sports</em></a>. Other bundles will also be forthcoming. <a href="http://www.eurogamer.net/gallery.php?game_id=&amp;article_id=1389910#anchor">Eurogamer</a> posted the above picture, and also got word from Nintendo that the company will "focus on the new Wii Bundle/s going forward," suggesting it won't coexist with the current model. Bye, GameCube!<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/17/new-european-wii-model-loses-gamecube-compatibility/">New European Wii model loses GameCube compatibility</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 17 Aug 2011 09:45:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/17/new-european-wii-model-loses-gamecube-compatibility/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20019845/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/17/new-european-wii-model-loses-gamecube-compatibility/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>europe</category><category>gamecube</category><category>nintendo</category><category>redesign</category><category>Sci/Tech</category><category>wii</category><category>wii-jr</category><category>wii-party</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[JC Fletcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 09:45:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nintendogs + Cats is Nintendo's first 3DS million seller]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/26/nintendogs-cats-is-nintendos-first-3ds-million-seller/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/26/nintendogs-cats-is-nintendos-first-3ds-million-seller/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/26/nintendogs-cats-is-nintendos-first-3ds-million-seller/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<center>
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As it does after every earnings report, Nintendo sent out a "supplementary" release featuring all of the first-party games that sold a million copies or more in the last fiscal year. One 3DS game made the cut: <a href="http://joystiq.com/game/nintendogs-plus-cats"><em>Nintendogs + Cats</em></a>, which sold 460,000 units in Japan and 1.25 million in the West. The odds were kind of stacked in favor of this game -- it was released in three different versions, it was the only first-party game at launch, and puppies are cute.<br />
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On Wii, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/mario-sports-mix"><em>Mario Sports Mix</em></a> made it into the million-seller category, with a worldwide 1.54 million copies. And <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/super-mario-collection-special-pack"><em>Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition</em></a> proved the viability (unfortunately) of selling an SNES game in a $30 box, by shifting 2.24 million units. On DS, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/pokemon-black-and-white"><em>Pok&eacute;mon Black</em> and <em>White</em></a> are up to a combined 11.51 million units, which, in our professional estimation, is an <em>uncomfortably</em> large number.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/26/nintendogs-cats-is-nintendos-first-3ds-million-seller/">Nintendogs + Cats is Nintendo's first 3DS million seller</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 26 Apr 2011 12:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/26/nintendogs-cats-is-nintendos-first-3ds-million-seller/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19924073/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/26/nintendogs-cats-is-nintendos-first-3ds-million-seller/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>3ds</category><category>ds</category><category>mario-sports-mix</category><category>nintendo</category><category>nintendogs-plus-cats</category><category>pokemon-black-and-white</category><category>sales</category><category>wii</category><category>wii-party</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[JC Fletcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 12:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wii Sports Resort, Wii Party drop by $10 on April 25]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/18/wii-sports-resort-wii-party-drop-by-10-on-april-25/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/18/wii-sports-resort-wii-party-drop-by-10-on-april-25/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/18/wii-sports-resort-wii-party-drop-by-10-on-april-25/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;">
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The Wii isn't the only Nintendo product experiencing a <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/16/best-buy-selling-wiis-for-170-right-now/">price drop</a>. The House of Mario announced today that <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/wii-sports-resort">Wii Sports Resort</a></em> and <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/wii-party"><em>Wii Party</em></a> will have a suggested retail price of $39.99 beginning April 25. The $10 software drop and Wii hardware price cut come in the wake of rumors that Nintendo will announce a <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/14/rumor-multiple-sources-claim-new-nintendo-console-reveal-at-o/">new console</a> at E3.<br />
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According to Nintendo, <em>Wii Sports Resort</em>, which includes the <a href="http://joystiq.com/tag/wii-motionplus">Wii MotionPlus</a> attachment, has sold over 10.7 million units in the US since 2009. No sales figures were given for <em>Wii Party</em>, meaning it's likely considerably less than its <em>Resort</em> cousin.<br />
<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/wii-sports-resort-1/">Wii Sports Resort</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/wii-sports-resort-1/#923443"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/07/wiisports-resort-05_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/wii-sports-resort-1/#923444"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/07/wiisports-resort-09_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/wii-sports-resort-1/#923445"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/07/wiisports-resort-11_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/wii-sports-resort-1/#923446"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/07/wiisports-resort-06_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/wii-sports-resort-1/#923447"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/07/wiisports-resort-08_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/18/wii-sports-resort-wii-party-drop-by-10-on-april-25/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Wii Sports Resort, Wii Party drop by $10 on April 25</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/18/wii-sports-resort-wii-party-drop-by-10-on-april-25/">Wii Sports Resort, Wii Party drop by $10 on April 25</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 18 Apr 2011 16:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/18/wii-sports-resort-wii-party-drop-by-10-on-april-25/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19916230/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/18/wii-sports-resort-wii-party-drop-by-10-on-april-25/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>nintendo</category><category>price-drop</category><category>wii</category><category>Wii-Party</category><category>Wii-Sports-2</category><category>Wii-Sports-Resort</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Sliwinski]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 16:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yes, another set of Amazon game deals today]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/01/yes-another-set-of-amazon-game-deals-today/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/01/yes-another-set-of-amazon-game-deals-today/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/01/yes-another-set-of-amazon-game-deals-today/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<center><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/01/yes-another-set-of-amazon-game-deals-today/"><img border="1" hspace="0" vspace="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/12/amazon12110.jpg" /></a></center>Amazon refuses to stop tempting us with awesome deals, hosting an all-video-game Gold Box today  -- including some popular discounts that came over the crazy weekend, revisited. The deal of the day is <em><a href="http://joystiq.com/game/just-dance-2">Just Dance 2</a></em> for $25.99, representing the perfect opportunity for you to pick it up as a gift for someone else. (Yeah, that's the ticket!)<br />
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Lightning deals include <em>Plants vs. Zombies</em> for $13.99 on Xbox 360, and several deals that have yet to be named specifically. We've got "guesses" after the break courtesy of <a href="http://thriftynerd.com/?p=693">Thrifty Nerd</a>. We say "guesses" because, as repeat deals, it's not too hard to figure them out. Likely highlights include discounts on the DSi XL, PS3, and <em><a href="http://joystiq.com/game/vanquish">Vanquish</a></em>. In addition, there's <em>another</em> whole <a href="http://www.amazon.com/b/?node=409566">list</a> of "family-friendly" discounts today for day 2 of Amazon's "17 Days of Deals."<br />
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[Thanks, Noah]<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/01/yes-another-set-of-amazon-game-deals-today/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Yes, another set of Amazon game deals today</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/01/yes-another-set-of-amazon-game-deals-today/">Yes, another set of Amazon game deals today</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 01 Dec 2010 12:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/01/yes-another-set-of-amazon-game-deals-today/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19740035/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/01/yes-another-set-of-amazon-game-deals-today/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>amazon</category><category>disney-sing-it</category><category>ds</category><category>dsi-xl</category><category>gold-box</category><category>just-dance-2</category><category>microsoft</category><category>need-for-speed-hot-pursuit</category><category>nintendo</category><category>pc</category><category>plants-vs-zombies</category><category>playstation</category><category>ps3</category><category>wii</category><category>wii-party</category><category>xbox</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[JC Fletcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2010 12:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nintendo painted red in first-half fiscal year results]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/10/28/nintendo-painted-red-in-first-half-fiscal-year-results/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2010/10/28/nintendo-painted-red-in-first-half-fiscal-year-results/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/10/28/nintendo-painted-red-in-first-half-fiscal-year-results/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/10/28/nintendo-painted-red-in-first-half-fiscal-year-results/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/10/red-wii-25-ann-530w.jpg" alt="" /></a></div>
We'll be the first to admit it's nigh impossible to grasp the nuances of just <em>what in the world</em> is going on with the global economy, but things are clearly up you-know-whose creek without a paddle when Nintendo reports a ... <em>loss?!</em> Sure, earnings were seriously down for Nintendo during the same six-month period <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/10/29/nintendo-half-year-results-show-profits-down-in-2009/">last year</a> (April-September), but even then, as other companies suffered tremendous hits, Nintendo enjoyed &yen;69.5 billion in profit (which was roughly $766 million by the rate of exchange a year ago).<br />
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The problem is that the yen has appreciated <em>wildly</em> against the dollar since that time -- what was $766 million a year ago, would be more like $850 million today. In and of itself, that kind of appreciation might look spectacular, except 81.4 percent of Nintendo's sales have been overseas during the current fiscal year. When the yen is this strong, earnings on Japanese exports (sold with importers' currencies) are dashed on their way back to Japan (where they are converted back to yen). According to Nintendo's <a href="http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/index.html">first-half report </a>(April-Sept. 2010), "foreign currencies generated exchange losses totaling 62.1 billion yen," and, in turn, the company suffered net losses of &yen;2 billion (about $24.6 million) for the period.<br />
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Keep in mind, this loss comes after selling 4.07 million copies of <em>Pokémon Black</em> and <em>White</em> since September 18 (in Japan alone); 5.1 million units of <em>Super Mario Galaxy 2;</em> and a million-plus <em>Wii Party</em> games. Worldwide, DS software sales totaled 54.84 million units, while Wii games accounted for 65.21 million units sold in the first-half of the fiscal year.<br />
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As for hardware, the various DS models combined to move 6.69 million units (including 2.26 million DSi and 3.21 million DSi XLs), as Wii racked up another 4.97 million units sold during the period. And <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/10/21/red-wii-and-dsi-xl-bundles-wii-remote-plus-and-flingsmash-in-n/">did you hear</a>? The new red Wii and DSi XL are going to be released next month to celebrate ... uh, the 25th anniversary of <em>Super Mario Bros.,</em> of course!<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/10/28/nintendo-painted-red-in-first-half-fiscal-year-results/">Nintendo painted red in first-half fiscal year results</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Thu, 28 Oct 2010 11:02:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/10/28/nintendo-painted-red-in-first-half-fiscal-year-results/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19693204/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/10/28/nintendo-painted-red-in-first-half-fiscal-year-results/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>ds</category><category>dsi</category><category>dsi-xl</category><category>earnings</category><category>financial</category><category>fy-2011</category><category>hardware</category><category>nintendo</category><category>nintendo-co-ltd</category><category>Pokemon-Black-and-White</category><category>q1</category><category>q2</category><category>sales</category><category>software</category><category>Super-Mario-Galaxy-2</category><category>wii</category><category>wii-party</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Ransom-Wiley]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2010 11:02:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medal of Honor claims UK sales top spot; Just Dance 2 debuts in third]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/10/18/medal-of-honor-claims-uk-sales-top-spot-just-dance-2-debuts-in/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2010/10/18/medal-of-honor-claims-uk-sales-top-spot-just-dance-2-debuts-in/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/10/18/medal-of-honor-claims-uk-sales-top-spot-just-dance-2-debuts-in/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/weird-but-true/" rel="tag">Weird But True</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/opinions/" rel="tag">Opinions</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/new-in-pop-culture/" rel="tag">New In Pop Culture</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/10/18/medal-of-honor-claims-uk-sales-top-spot-just-dance-2-debuts-in/"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/10/530mohscreen-22.jpg" /></a></div>
Here's the latest communique from the UK: <em>Medal of Honor</em> managed to premiere in the top spot of the UK sales chart, ousting <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/fifa-11"><em>FIFA 11</em></a>, which had a 65 percent drop in sales and slipped to second. Although <a href="http://www.chart-track.co.uk/?i=959&amp;s=1111">Chart-Track</a> won't share raw intel on sales figures, it claims <em>MoH</em> had the fourth and fifth biggest premieres for 2010 on Xbox 360 and PS3, respectively.<br />
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<em>Just Dance 2</em>, the sequel to the unbelievably stalwart chart topper, debuted in third place. The original <em>Just Dance</em> has been the best selling game on one format in the UK this year and, even with its sequel out, still managed to secure a spot at #12 last week. This is only the seventh time since hitting the Wii-exclusive dance floor that the title has been out of the top ten.<br />
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<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/Castlevania-Lords-of-Shadow/"><em>Castlevania: Lords of Shadow</em></a> and <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/enslaved-odyssey-to-the-west/"><em>Enslaved</em></a> both slipped four spots last week to tenth and eleventh, respectively. There's little hope that either of these <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/10/06/castlevania-lords-of-shadow-review/">quality</a> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/10/01/enslaved-review/">games</a> will hang around the top ten for more than a couple weeks, especially as the incoming competition keeps heating up. Check out the UK's top ten after the break.<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/10/18/medal-of-honor-claims-uk-sales-top-spot-just-dance-2-debuts-in/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Medal of Honor claims UK sales top spot; Just Dance 2 debuts in third</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/10/18/medal-of-honor-claims-uk-sales-top-spot-just-dance-2-debuts-in/">Medal of Honor claims UK sales top spot; Just Dance 2 debuts in third</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 18 Oct 2010 10:18:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/10/18/medal-of-honor-claims-uk-sales-top-spot-just-dance-2-debuts-in/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19678075/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/10/18/medal-of-honor-claims-uk-sales-top-spot-just-dance-2-debuts-in/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Britain</category><category>Chart-Track</category><category>chart-track-weekly</category><category>Fifa-11</category><category>Just-Dance-2</category><category>Medal-of-Honor</category><category>Medal-of-Honor-2010</category><category>microsoft</category><category>nintendo</category><category>playstation</category><category>Pro-Evolution-Soccer-11</category><category>pro-evolution-soccer-2010</category><category>ps3</category><category>UK</category><category>wii</category><category>Wii-Party</category><category>xbox</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Sliwinski]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 10:18:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wii Party review: A quiet get-together]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/10/01/wii-party-review/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2010/10/01/wii-party-review/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/10/01/wii-party-review/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<center><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/10/01/wii-party-review/#continued"><img hspace="0" border="1" vspace="0" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/10/wiiparty101.jpg" alt="" /></a></center><em>Wii Sports</em> -- and to a lesser extent <em>Wii Play</em> -- proved that in Nintendo's hands, even the most banal motion-based minigames can have a certain spark that makes them addictive. There's just an unidentifiable ... something that nobody else has been able to crack that makes those minigame collections absolutely delightful even to people who desperately want to hate them.<br />
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<em><a href="http://joystiq.com/game/wii-party">Wii Party</a></em> is a glimpse into what Nintendo minigames would be like without that spark. They all work, they all show plenty of polish, and the controls are totally functional in every single case. But, in a word, they're <em>bland</em>. Toothless. With one major exception, that's the best way to describe <em>Wii Party</em> in general. It's totally <em>inoffensive.</em> You'll have some fun playing it, but you won't really come away feeling satisfied. It's just there.<br />
<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/wii-party-e3-2010/">Wii Party (E3 2010)</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/wii-party-e3-2010/#3098579"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/06/wiiparty2010-06-08-1_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/wii-party-e3-2010/#3098580"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/06/wiiparty2010-06-08-2_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/wii-party-e3-2010/#3098581"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/06/wiiparty2010-06-08-3_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/wii-party-e3-2010/#3098582"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/06/wiiparty2010-06-08_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/wii-party-e3-2010/#3098583"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/06/wiiparty2010-06-09-1_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/10/01/wii-party-review/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Wii Party review: A quiet get-together</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/10/01/wii-party-review/">Wii Party review: A quiet get-together</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 01 Oct 2010 17:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/10/01/wii-party-review/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19656169/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/10/01/wii-party-review/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>expire-images:2010-10-30</category><category>minigames</category><category>nd-cube</category><category>nintendo</category><category>wii</category><category>wii-party</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[JC Fletcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2010 17:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[New DSi XL colors, Wii and DS release dates, and Mario Party 2 for Europe]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/09/30/new-dsi-xl-colors-wii-and-ds-release-dates-and-mario-party-2-f/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2010/09/30/new-dsi-xl-colors-wii-and-ds-release-dates-and-mario-party-2-f/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/09/30/new-dsi-xl-colors-wii-and-ds-release-dates-and-mario-party-2-f/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/weird-but-true/" rel="tag">Weird But True</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/opinions/" rel="tag">Opinions</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/new-in-pop-culture/" rel="tag">New In Pop Culture</a></p><center><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/09/30/new-dsi-xl-colors-wii-and-ds-release-dates-and-mario-party-2-f/"><img border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/09/dsixl930.jpg" /></a></center><a href="http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/article.php?id=20233">Official Nintendo Magazine</a> has put together a list of upcoming European release dates for Wii and DS games. For those of you who don't want to wait for the <a href="http://joystiq.com/tag/3ds">3DS</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/02/nintendo-cuts-dsi-and-dsi-xl-prices-in-japan-announces-new-dsi/">three new DSi XL colors</a> (yellow, green, and blue) will be in stores on <a href="http://www.nintendo.co.uk/NOE/en_GB/news/2010/a_bright_future_ahead_for_nintendo_dsi_xl_19103.html">October 8</a>. You'll be able to use that new DS for <em><a href="http://joystiq.com/game/professor-layton-and-the-unwound-future">Professor Layton and the Lost Future</a></em>, out October 22, <em>Pokemon Ranger: Guardian Signs</em>, out November 19, and <em><a href="http://joystiq.com/game/golden-sun-dark-dawn">Golden Sun: Dark Dawn</a></em>, arriving December 10.<br />
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Wii owners in the UK can look forward to <em><a href="http://joystiq.com/game/wii-party">Wii Party</a></em> on October 8, <em><a href="http://joystiq.com/game/flingsmash">FlingSmash</a></em> on November 19, <em><a href="http://joystiq.com/game/donkey-kong-country-returns">Donkey Kong Country Returns</a></em> on December 3, and in the most random announcement of the day ... <em>Mario Party 2</em> on the Virtual Console some time in December. Better grab some extra Classic Controllers, because you're going to break the ones you have.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/09/30/new-dsi-xl-colors-wii-and-ds-release-dates-and-mario-party-2-f/">New DSi XL colors, Wii and DS release dates, and Mario Party 2 for Europe</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Thu, 30 Sep 2010 19:15:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/09/30/new-dsi-xl-colors-wii-and-ds-release-dates-and-mario-party-2-f/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19655891/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/09/30/new-dsi-xl-colors-wii-and-ds-release-dates-and-mario-party-2-f/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>donkey-kong-country-returns</category><category>ds</category><category>europe</category><category>flingsmash</category><category>Golden-Sun-Dark-Dawn</category><category>nintendo</category><category>pokemon-ranger-guardian-signs</category><category>professor-layton-and-the-unwound-future</category><category>release-date</category><category>uk</category><category>wii</category><category>wii-party</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[JC Fletcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2010 19:15:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wii Party to be bundled with Wii Remote in Europe]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/08/31/wii-party-to-be-bundled-with-wii-remote-in-europe/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2010/08/31/wii-party-to-be-bundled-with-wii-remote-in-europe/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/08/31/wii-party-to-be-bundled-with-wii-remote-in-europe/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/weird-but-true/" rel="tag">Weird But True</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/opinions/" rel="tag">Opinions</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/new-in-pop-culture/" rel="tag">New In Pop Culture</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/08/31/wii-party-to-be-bundled-with-wii-remote-in-europe/"><img hspace="0" border="1" vspace="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/08/gamwiipartyship530.jpg" /></a></div>
Much in the vein of <em>Wii Play</em>, it seems the European version of <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/wii-party"><em>Wii Party</em></a> will come with an additional, savory bonus: an extra Wii Remote. According to <a href="http://www.siliconera.com/2010/08/30/wii-party-comes-with-a-wii-remote-in-europe/">Siliconera</a>, every copy of the game (which drops in Europe October 8) will come with a new controller -- a slight departure from the game's Japanese release strategy, which offered a controller bundle for 6,800 yen ($81), and a controller-less copy of the game for 4,800 yen ($57).<br />
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The game will be out in North America on October 3, but we still haven't heard whether we'll also be able to choose between different <em>Wii Party</em> SKUs. Sometimes you feel like a Wiimote, but sometimes you don't, you know? (Particularly when you already have four.)<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/08/31/wii-party-to-be-bundled-with-wii-remote-in-europe/">Wii Party to be bundled with Wii Remote in Europe</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/08/31/wii-party-to-be-bundled-with-wii-remote-in-europe/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19615494/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/08/31/wii-party-to-be-bundled-with-wii-remote-in-europe/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>europe</category><category>minigames</category><category>nintendo</category><category>wii</category><category>wii-party</category><category>wii-remote</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Griffin McElroy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wii Party developer bought by Nintendo, probably has a party]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/08/25/wii-party-developer-bought-by-nintendo-probably-has-a-party/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2010/08/25/wii-party-developer-bought-by-nintendo-probably-has-a-party/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/08/25/wii-party-developer-bought-by-nintendo-probably-has-a-party/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/weird-but-true/" rel="tag">Weird But True</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/opinions/" rel="tag">Opinions</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/new-in-pop-culture/" rel="tag">New In Pop Culture</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/08/25/wii-party-developer-bought-by-nintendo-probably-has-a-party/"><img hspace="0" border="1" vspace="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/08/wii.party.one.of.us-530px.png" /></a></div>
ND Cube, the developer behind the Nintendo-published Wii release <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/wii-party"><em>Wii Party</em></a>, has been brought into the Big N's fold, according to a new "Iwata Asks" feature on the console-maker's Japanese site. In it, it's revealed that Nintendo has purchased a 96 percent stake in ND Cube, effectively becoming its new owner. (We're counting the days until Nintendo renames it "ND Wii.")<br />
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The purchase comes after brisk sales of <em>Wii Party</em>, to the tune of 320k copies sold in its first week on shelves. The game was announced for North American release <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/15/wii-party-announced-for-u-s-release/">during E3</a> and <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/08/17/nintendo-dates-q4-lineup-announces-bit-trip-fate/">is scheduled</a> to arrive on these shores October 3.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/08/25/wii-party-developer-bought-by-nintendo-probably-has-a-party/">Wii Party developer bought by Nintendo, probably has a party</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 25 Aug 2010 22:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/08/25/wii-party-developer-bought-by-nintendo-probably-has-a-party/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19608225/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/08/25/wii-party-developer-bought-by-nintendo-probably-has-a-party/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>nd-cube</category><category>nintendo</category><category>wii</category><category>wii-party</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Randy Nelson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 22:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nintendo dates Q4 lineup, announces Bit.Trip Fate]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/08/17/nintendo-dates-q4-lineup-announces-bit-trip-fate/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2010/08/17/nintendo-dates-q4-lineup-announces-bit-trip-fate/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/08/17/nintendo-dates-q4-lineup-announces-bit-trip-fate/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/weird-but-true/" rel="tag">Weird But True</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/opinions/" rel="tag">Opinions</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/new-in-pop-culture/" rel="tag">New In Pop Culture</a></p><center><img vspace="0" hspace="0" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/08/dkc817.jpg" alt="" /></center>Nintendo sent out one of its seasonal mega-press releases, announcing pretty much everything at once. Its whole fall Wii lineup now has solid release dates, with newly dated games including:
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    <li><em><a href="http://joystiq.com/game/kirbys-epic-yarn">Kirby's Epic Yarn</a></em>: October 17</li>
    <li><em><a href="http://joystiq.com/game/wii-party">Wii Party</a></em>: October 3</li>
    <li><em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/pokepark-wii">PokePark Wii</a></em>: November 1</li>
    <li><em><a href="http://joystiq.com/game/flingsmash">FlingSmash</a></em>: November 7</li>
    <li><em><a href="http://joystiq.com/game/donkey-kong-country-returns">Donkey Kong Country Returns</a></em>: November 21</li>
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On DS, <em><a href="http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/6wqIbzCmluiHj6kL5PNU2hDcX4i4fh11">Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem</a></em> has been given a November 14 date. But Nintendo didn't stop there with the announcements: we now know we can expect <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/super-meat-boy">Super Meat Boy</a></em> for WiiWare and <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/shantae-riskys-revenge">Shantae: Risky's Revenge</a></em> for DSiWare this holiday season (which was previously announced, but it's good to know that game is still on track). Also ... <em>Bit. Trip Fate</em> this fall! That's right, not content with merely giving release dates to games we knew about, Nintendo went ahead and announced someone else's unannounced game. And that's why we love these press releases.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/08/17/nintendo-dates-q4-lineup-announces-bit-trip-fate/">Nintendo dates Q4 lineup, announces Bit.Trip Fate</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 17 Aug 2010 09:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/08/17/nintendo-dates-q4-lineup-announces-bit-trip-fate/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19596676/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/08/17/nintendo-dates-q4-lineup-announces-bit-trip-fate/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>bit-trip</category><category>bit-trip-fate</category><category>Donkey-Kong-Country-Returns</category><category>ds</category><category>Flingsmash</category><category>kirbys-epic-yarn</category><category>Mario-vs-Donkey-Kong-Miniland-Mayhem</category><category>nintendo</category><category>pokepark-wii</category><category>q4-2010</category><category>release-date</category><category>shantae-riskys-revenge</category><category>super-meat-boy</category><category>wii</category><category>wii-party</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[JC Fletcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 09:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Visual overload: Nintendo's E3 Wii lineup]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/19/visual-overload-nintendos-e3-wii-lineup/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/19/visual-overload-nintendos-e3-wii-lineup/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/19/visual-overload-nintendos-e3-wii-lineup/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<center><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/19/trailers-and-screens-from-nintendos-e3-wii-games/#continued"><img border="1" hspace="0" vspace="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/06/zelda619.jpg" /></a></center>Nintendo brought most of its franchises back into active duty this year (sorry, <em>Clu Clu Land</em>!), flooding its upcoming Wii lineup with new games starring familiar characters. We've collected all the screenshots and trailers we had yet to post from Nintendo's crowded slate of Wii releases, along with ones you may have missed during our <a href="http://joystiq.com/e3">E3</a> coverage earlier this week. Clear your cache in anticipation of some serious video streaming, and join us after the break to see footage and screens of <em><a href="http://joystiq.com/game/donkey-kong-country-returns">Donkey Kong Country Returns</a></em>, <em><a href="http://joystiq.com/game/kirby-epicyarn">Kirby's Epic Yarn</a></em>, <em><a href="http://joystiq.com/game/the-legend-of-zelda-skyward-sword">The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword</a></em>, and more.<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/19/visual-overload-nintendos-e3-wii-lineup/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Visual overload: Nintendo's E3 Wii lineup</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/19/visual-overload-nintendos-e3-wii-lineup/">Visual overload: Nintendo's E3 Wii lineup</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Sat, 19 Jun 2010 17:26:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/19/visual-overload-nintendos-e3-wii-lineup/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19523044/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/19/visual-overload-nintendos-e3-wii-lineup/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>donkey-kong-country-returns</category><category>e3-2010</category><category>flingsmash</category><category>kirbys-epic-yarn</category><category>Legend-of-Zelda-2010</category><category>mario-sports-mix</category><category>metroid-other-m</category><category>nintendo</category><category>pokepark-wii</category><category>samurai-warriors-3</category><category>The-Legend-of-Zelda-Skyward-Sword</category><category>wii</category><category>wii-party</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[JC Fletcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 19 Jun 2010 17:26:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wii Party announced for U.S. release]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/15/wii-party-announced-for-u-s-release/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/15/wii-party-announced-for-u-s-release/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/15/wii-party-announced-for-u-s-release/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/weird-but-true/" rel="tag">Weird But True</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/opinions/" rel="tag">Opinions</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/new-in-pop-culture/" rel="tag">New In Pop Culture</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><img hspace="0" border="0" vspace="0" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/06/gamwiipartylogo.jpg" alt="" /></div>
The Mii-meets-<em>Mario Party</em> minigame collection <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/05/07/wii-party-revealed-by-nintendo-iwata/">revealed by Satoru Iwata</a> last month has been announced for a U.S. release during the Nintendo press conference. The game includes a number of different modes, such as "board game island," where players square off in over 70 minigames -- whether they'll be able to rely on pure chance to steal away opposing player's victories is still unknown. Wii owners living in the U.S. will be able to throw their own <em>Wii Part</em><em>ies</em> when the game comes stateside this holiday season.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/15/wii-party-announced-for-u-s-release/">Wii Party announced for U.S. release</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 15 Jun 2010 12:35:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/15/wii-party-announced-for-u-s-release/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19517296/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/15/wii-party-announced-for-u-s-release/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>e3-2010</category><category>nintendo</category><category>wii</category><category>wii-party</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Griffin McElroy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 12:35:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Retailer reveals three Wii Party minigames]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/03/retailer-reveals-three-wii-party-minigames/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/03/retailer-reveals-three-wii-party-minigames/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/03/retailer-reveals-three-wii-party-minigames/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/weird-but-true/" rel="tag">Weird But True</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/opinions/" rel="tag">Opinions</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/new-in-pop-culture/" rel="tag">New In Pop Culture</a></p><center><a href="http://www.hmv.co.jp/news/article/1006030030/"><img border="1" hspace="0" vspace="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/06/wiiparty6310.jpg" /></a></center>Retailer <a href="http://www.hmv.co.jp/news/article/1006030030/">HMV</a> has listed descriptions for three of the minigames in Nintendo's upcoming <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/05/07/wii-party-revealed-by-nintendo-iwata/"><em>Wii Party</em></a>. It turns out that when Iwata said the "Living Party" mode involved "unique game play only available with the Wii Remote," it was referring to the Wiimote's ability to generate sounds. These three minigames all involve sounds coming from the Wiimote.<br />
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"Wan Wan Card Game" plays animal sounds, and asks players to identify which on-screen animal makes the sound. Remote Control Hide and Seek has one player hide the Wiimote, and other players find it by listening to the sounds it emits. "Sensitive Bomb" tasks players with passing the Wiimote around. If it is jostled too much, it explodes! Or, at least, probably plays an "explosion" sound effect.<br />
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According to <a href="http://search.nintendo.co.jp/wii/search.cgi?kind_wiidisc=wii&amp;input_text=Wii+Party&amp;sort01=%94%AD%94%84%93%FA%81E%94z%90M%93%FA%8F%87&amp;sort02=20%8C%8F&amp;sort03=%82%B7%82%D7%82%C4%82%CC%83%5C%83t%83g%83E%83F%83A%82%F0%95%5C%8E%A6">Nintendo's release calendar</a>, <em>Wii Party</em> will be out in Japan on July 8. That means it's definitely complete enough for Nintendo of America to show it at E3.<br />
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[Via <a href="http://www.siliconera.com/2010/06/03/wii-party-is-more-than-mini-games-it-packs-a-living-party/">Siliconera</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/03/retailer-reveals-three-wii-party-minigames/">Retailer reveals three Wii Party minigames</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Thu, 03 Jun 2010 15:45:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.hmv.co.jp/news/article/1006030030/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/03/retailer-reveals-three-wii-party-minigames/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19502504/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/03/retailer-reveals-three-wii-party-minigames/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>HMV</category><category>Japan</category><category>Minigames</category><category>nintendo</category><category>wii</category><category>Wii-Party</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[JC Fletcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 15:45:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA['Wii Party' revealed by Iwata (think: Mario Party with Miis)]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/05/07/wii-party-revealed-by-nintendo-iwata/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2010/05/07/wii-party-revealed-by-nintendo-iwata/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/05/07/wii-party-revealed-by-nintendo-iwata/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<center><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/wii-party/"><img hspace="0" vspace="0" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/05/wiiparty5710.jpg" alt="" /></a><br />
<small>Screenshot party in the gallery!</small></center>During his <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/05/06/nintendo-profits-down-in-last-fiscal-year-but-not-out/">financial results</a> briefing to investors, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata revealed the next game in the company's flagship "Wii" series: <em>Wii Party</em>. The game, Iwata said, is designed to be a "marquee party game for Wii" -- akin to <em>Mario Party</em> minus some of the frills, like the board-game framing or the Waluigi. You could also think of it like any of the dozens of minigame collections already available for the Wii, <em>but with the potential to be good</em>.<br />
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<em>Wii Party</em> joins <a href="http://joystiq.com/tag/wii-sports"><em>Wii Sports</em></a> and sequel <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/wii-sports-resort"><em>Resort</em></a>, <a href="http://joystiq.com/tag/wii-play"><em>Wii Play</em></a>, the <a href="http://joystiq.com/tag/wii-fit"><em>Wii Fits</em></a>, and (cough) <small><em><a href="http://joystiq.com/tag/wii-music">Wii Music</a></em></small> in the <em>Wii</em>-branded game series. The party game stars player-created Miis (instead of Mario characters) and includes a "Living Party" mode that uses just the Wiimote. 1-4-player games shown in screenshots include sugoroku (the Japanese board game that's also the basis for WiiWare's <a href="http://nintendo.joystiq.com/2009/02/27/family-pirate-party-brings-pirates-oxymorons-to-wiiware/"><em>Family Pirate Party</em></a>), "International Vacation Game," "Mii Jyan," roulette, and bingo; and 1-2-player games, filed in the "Pair Party" category, include Mii compatibility check, "Balance Ship" and Mii Match.<br />
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"Nintendo has not launched a marquee party game since<em> Mario Party 8</em>, launched in summer 2007," Iwata told investors (through translation). "However, since Wii is usually being played by several people at once and the global sales of <em>Mario Party</em> have reached 7.6 million units, a party title has great potential. This is one of the titles which, we hope, will play an important role for this fiscal year." In other words, <em>Wii Party</em> will be released, at least in Japan, before the end of March 2011.<br />
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The best thing about <em>Wii Party?</em> It'll allow Nyko to bring back the canceled <a href="http://nintendo.joystiq.com/2007/10/02/party-station-partied-out-before-it-even-started-partying/">Party Station</a> as a game-specific accessory.<br />
<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/wii-party/">Wii Party</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/wii-party/#2962548"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/05/47l_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/wii-party/#2962549"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/05/48-1l-1273240114_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/wii-party/#2962550"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/05/48-2l_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/wii-party/#2962551"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/05/48-3l_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
[Via <a href="http://kotaku.com/5533314/nintendos-next-big-game-is-wii-party">Kotaku</a>]<br />
<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/05/07/wii-party-revealed-by-nintendo-iwata/">'Wii Party' revealed by Iwata (think: Mario Party with Miis)</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 07 May 2010 10:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/library/events/100507/05.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/05/07/wii-party-revealed-by-nintendo-iwata/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19468683/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/05/07/wii-party-revealed-by-nintendo-iwata/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>mario-party</category><category>miis</category><category>minigames</category><category>Nintendo</category><category>party-games</category><category>release-date</category><category>satoru-iwata</category><category>Wii</category><category>wii-party</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[JC Fletcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 10:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wii Warm Up: Getting together]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/12/wii-warm-up-getting-together/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/12/wii-warm-up-getting-together/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/12/wii-warm-up-getting-together/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/wii-warm-up/" rel="tag">Wii Warm Up</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/05/ws-prim-wwu05.jpg"  alt="" />Now that a weekend (and a holiday weekend at that) has come to an end, we thought it might be a good time to ask: when was the last time you got together with friends and/or family for a little group Wii gaming? Do you get together on a regular basis for a little <em>Mario Kart</em>, <em>Smash Bros</em>., or <em>Wii Sports</em>? Do you rarely play together with folks? We're curious about how much multiplayer action you're getting.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/12/wii-warm-up-getting-together/">Wii Warm Up: Getting together</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 12 May 2008 08:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/12/wii-warm-up-getting-together/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1192571/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/12/wii-warm-up-getting-together/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>mario-kart</category><category>multiplayer</category><category>smash-bros-brawl</category><category>wii-party</category><category>wii-sports</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alisha Karabinus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 08:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>